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Monday, March 10 2008
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MakeMe
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Battlehooch
Author: Jeff Bissell
Genera: Experimental, Rock, Psychedelic, Funk, Soul, Grime
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: Monday, February 04, 2008
Battlehooch reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Revenge of the Nerds. They're a bunch of band kids, guys who grew up studying music on trumpets, saxophones, flutes, and pianos, who hung on long enough to outlast the stereotypes. Now, having been embraced by the underground music community, they're leveling the scene with a sonic assault that feels like a caged animal let loose in a club full of jaded music snobs. No band wants to play after Battlehooch, because they tear through crowds, leaving audiences limp and giddy from the spastic dancing necessary to keep up with their music. ...
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il gato
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Folk, Pop, String, Visual, Cinematic, Acoustic
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The Happy Hollows
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Experimental, Rock
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: Thursday, March 03, 2011
MIST GIANT
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Indie Rock, Experimental, Pop, Psychedelic, Noise, Shoegaze, Electronic
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: December 15, 2010
HANDS
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Indie Rock, Garage, Experimental, Pop, Rock, Psychedelic, Visual, Tropical
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: July 06, 2010
Siddhartha
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Garage
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: June 12, 2010
Grayceon
Author: Mike G
Genera: Metal, Progressive
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: May 06, 2010
AGENT RIBBONS
Agent Ribbons
Author: Katherine Hoffert
Genera: Garage, Folk, Vaudville, Pop
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: April 03, 2010
White Cloud
White Cloud
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Pop, Rock, Psychedelic, Noise
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: March 01, 2010
MakeMe
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Author: Olivia Parriott, Katherine Hoffert
Genera: Pop, Rock, Alternative, Punk
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: January 07, 2010
Grand Lake
Author: Olivia Parriott
Genera: Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Psychedelic
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: November 05, 2009
Tempo No Tempo
Author: Brian Echon
Genera: Indie Rock, Pop, Post Punk, Hyphy
Videographer: Olivia Parriott
Published: September 05, 2009
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strives to be. You can hear it clearly on their self-recorded EP, Oof Owf, which has a professional sound quality that betrays some knob twisting genius inside the Republic of Battlehooch. Each of the four songs has a unique feel, from the zany introduction of "Boog Woogily," with it sound effects like a Looney Tunes sound track, to the aggressive "Deep Knee Bends," and the sheer power of "Irreconcilable Differences." A homemade debut EP of this caliber is almost unprecedented, it shows a ton of promise for this band, and displays their self-sufficiency: they're doing it themselves and getting professional results.
His style of free-form playing and sound effects tempered with just the right mix of subtlety seems like the personification of Battlehooch. He manipulates live sound, generates sound effects on the laptop, and plays some pretty hot chords that alternate between "inside" and "outside" tones that contribute to some of those jolting changes, and to the sheer power of their huge melodies.












